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Holiday Schedule

FY24 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

The Texas State University System Chancellor has approved the following holiday schedule and energy conservation days for FY24 for TXST:

  • Labor Day: September 4, 2023
  • Thanksgiving: November 23 - 24, 2023
  • Winter Break: December 20, 2023 - January 1, 2024 
    • (December 20 - 22 are Energy Conservation days)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 15, 2024
  • Spring Break: March 11 - 15, 2024
    • (March 11-15 are Energy Conservation Days)
  • Memorial Day: May 27, 2024
  • Juneteenth (Emancipation Day): June 19, 2024
  • Independence Day: July 4, 2024

More details regarding designated essential offices, optional holidays, and comp time are provided below. 

  • The following have been designated as essential offices to remain open with skeleton crews for the energy conservation days. Other offices may be requested by their Vice President to remain open as well.

    Regular staff who actually work on an official holiday will be allowed compensatory time off during the twelve-month period following the holiday.

    Academic Advising CentersIT Assistance CenterOffice of the University Registrar

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    President’s Office

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    Loan CollectionsProcurement & Strategic Sourcing
    Communications*Mail ServicesRound Rock Campus (Administration Office & Academic Student Services)
    Counseling Center *Materials Management & Logistics

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    Deans’ Offices-Student Business Services
    Office of Educator PreparationStudent Health Center *Talent Acquisition *
    Facilities-Utility Operations *Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships

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    Facilities Planning, Design & ConstructionOffice of Provost and Vice Presidents’ OfficesTravel – Accounts Payable
    Housing and Residential LifeOffice of Research and Sponsored ProgramsUniversity Libraries
    Human ResourcesOffice of Undergraduate AdmissionsUniversity Police Department

     

    * Emergency and on-call personnel

  • The following have been designated as optional holidays by the Texas Legislature and may be observed in lieu of any official holiday appearing on the above schedule.

    • Rosh Hashanah: September 15 - 17, 2023
    • Yom Kippur: September 25, 2023
    • Cesar Chavez Day: March 31, 2024
    • Good Friday: March 29, 2024
  • Since compensatory time may not be advanced to employees, staff members will need to earn the necessary comp time for the energy conservation days prior to those days. Supervisors must provide ample opportunity for those employees observing energy conservation days to earn the comp time in advance. If comp time is not available, an employee must use available vacation or take leave without pay. Further guidance is outlined in UPPS 04.04.16 Overtime and Compensatory Time Policy, Section 5.03.

    Questions concerning the holiday and energy conservation days scheduled, as well as timekeeping procedures for these days, should be addressed to Human Resources at 5.2557 or email hrbenefits@txstate.edu.

    Questions about who must work on the energy conservation days should be addressed to your supervisor.

    • Labor Day: September 5, 2022
    • Thanksgiving: November 24 - 25, 2022
    • Winter Break: December 19 - 30, 2022  (December 19 - 22 are Energy Conservation days)
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 16, 2023
    • Spring Break: March 13 - 17, 2023 (Energy Conservation Days)
    • Memorial Day: May 29, 2023
    • Emancipation Day: June 19, 2023
    • Independence Day: July 4, 2023